Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.4% | 75.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.5% | 78.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.3% | 81.7% | +8.2 | ✓ (6.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.9% | 62.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +2 (96-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 40 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 25 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 34 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 29 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 27 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 25 | 5-13 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Brent Price * | 23 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 20 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Rodrick Rhodes * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 17 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Matt Bullard | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Johnson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson * | 41 | 12-16 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 27 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 38 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 32 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 25 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 25 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Hot Rod Williams * | 23 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter